Julia Carlisle scored all 10 points in the second half and made a driving layup for a three-point play with two minutes to play Thursday night to help seal Avella’s 58-51 victory over Carmichaels in a Section 3-A game.

Carlisle had five points in a third quarter in which Avella (3-0, 7-4) outscored the Mikes (2-1, 11-2), 13-6 to turn the game.

Kenna Drazich had a team-high 15 points for Avella.

Morgan Berardi tossed in a game-high 24 points for the Mikes and Amanda Brown added 13.

Chartiers-Houston 54, Brentwood 40: Ashley and Amanda Balzer combined for 31 points and Chartiers-Houston made 10 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter to take a 54-40 victory from Brentwood in a Section 4-AA game.

Ashley Balzer had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucs (2-3, 6-5) and sister Amanda poured in 12 points. Tori Foster hit all four free throw attempts in the final 90 seconds.

Delaney Daley led Brentwood (1-5, 6-8) with 12 points.

Burgettstown 43, Beth-Center 32: Kristen Roy and Katie Tarr combined for 25 points to help Burgettstown defeat Beth-Center, 43-32, in a Section 5-AA game that snapped a 13-game losing streak.

Burgettstown had lost 11 in a row this season and the final two games of last season. The last win came against West Greene Feb. 3 to cap a three-game winning streak.

Roy scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds and Tarr had 10 points for the Blue Devils (1-4, 1-11), who led 24-5 at halftime but were outscored, 27-19, over the final two quarters.

Bishop Canevin (5-0, 11-0) was locked in an 18-18 tie at halftime, but the Crusaders outscored the host Rangers 19-9 in the pivotal third quarter, when Forse scored eight of her points . Duquesne University recruit Erin Waskowiak scored 10 points for Canevin.

Fort Cherry (2-3, 4-5) received 15 points from Jenna Lucas and 12 from Rachel Bellhy, but the rest of the team was held to four points.

South Park 73, Trinity 31: Halie Torris tossed in a game-high 20 points and South Park jumped to a 29-3 first quarter lead on the way to a 73-31 victory over Trinity in a Section 5-AAA game.

Charleroi jumped out to a 35-8 lead before halftime. The victory improved the Cougars’ record to 5-1 in section and 9-5 overall.

Kendra Campbell scored 11 for Bentworth and Taylor Pompei finished with 10. The loss dropped the Bearcats to 2-3 in the section, now tied for fifth place with South Side Beaver (2-3, 4-8), and 4-8 overall.

South Fayette 46, Montour 35: South Fayette held Montour to one point in the first quarter and that helped the Lions take a 46-35 victory in a Section 5-AAA game.

Belle Vernon 62, Brownsville 23: Jessica Slagus scored 27 points, had 11 rebounds, three assists, two seals and a block to power Belle Vernon to a 62-23 victory over Brownsville in a Section 4-AA game.

Marissa Boatright led Brownsville (0-6, 4-10) with nine points.

Canon-McMillan 50, West Mifflin 45: Olivia Lorusso scored six of her game-high 19 points in the pivotal fourth quarter and Canon-McMillan rallied in the second half to defeat host West Mifflin 50-45 in a non-section game.

West Mifflin (4-6) scored 20 second-quarter points to take a 31-26 halftime lead, but C-M held the Titans to only 14 second-half points. The Big Macs grabbed a 39-38 lead after three quarters, then pulled away down the stretch.